Proceedings of the Standing Senate Committee on
Energy, the Environment and Natural Resources
Issue 15 - Minutes of Proceedings
OTTAWA, Tuesday, June 13, 2000
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[English]
The Standing Senate Committee on Energy, the Environment and Natural Resources met at 6:45 p.m. this day, in room 505, Victoria Building, the Chair, the Honourable Mira Spivak, presiding.
Members of the committee present: The Honourable Senators Adams, Banks, Christensen, Cochrane, Finnerty, Kelleher, P.C., Kenny, Sibbeston, Spivak and Taylor (10).
Other senator present: The Honourable Senator Wilson (1).
In attendance: The official reporters of the Senate and from the Library of Parliament, Lynne Myers, researcher.
The committee, in compliance with its Order of Reference dated May 9, 2000, proceeded to study Bill S-20 (Tobacco Act). (See Issue No. 11, June 6, 2000, for the full text of the Order of Reference.)
WITNESSES:
From the University of Toronto:
Mary Jane Ashley, Professor, Department of Public Health Sciences, Faculty of Medecine.
From Non-Smokers' Rights Association (NSRA):
Garfield Mahood, Executive Director.
From the American Legacy Foundation:
Chuck Wolfe, Executive Vice-President and Chief Operating Officer.
From the State of California:
Greg Oliva, Chief, Program Planning and Policy Development, Tobacco Control Section.
From the Massachusetts Department of Public Health, Tobacco Control Program:
Greg Connolly, Director.
At 8:45 p.m., the Honourable Senator Colin Kenny took the chair.
The witnesses made a presentation and answered questions.
At 9:30 p.m., the committee adjourned to the call of the Chair.
ATTEST:
Michel Patrice
Clerk of the Committee